Jordan Telecom will connect 65 geographically dispersed educational sites throughout the country with a network based upon the Alcatel 7300 ASAM and Alcatel 7470 Multiservice Platform (MSP). To date, Alcatel has secured 100% of the ADSL market in Jordan. The first ADSL contract was awarded to Alcatel in July 2000. Since then, Alcatel has expanded the network several times. Financial terms were not disclosed.
http://www.alcatel.com
- JITCO, which is a holding company consisting of France Telecom (88%) and the Arab Bank (12%), acquired 40% of Jordan Telecom shares following the privatization of the Jordan Telecom in January 2000. In November 2002, the Government of Jordan sold an additional 10.5 % of Jordan Telecom shares to the public.